Beginning this summer, we are bringing together firearms organizations and gun violence prevention advocates in Franklin County, PA and Washington, DC to take joint action that improves gun safety and prevents violence. Participants will include civically minded residents (~10 in Franklin County, ~10 in DC) associated with firearms organizations (e.g., gun shop, shooting range) or violence prevention organizations.

Franklin County, PA

• Population density: 168 people per square mile
• 89% white, 5% Hispanic, 4% black
• Median property value: $174,000
• President Trump won 71% of the vote in '16. 
• Includes Waynesboro, a borough of 10,568 people, and home to "Super Decathlon" event in Aug '18

Washington, D.C.

• Population density: 11,535 people per square mile
• 48% black, 40% white
• Median property value: $576,000
• President Trump won 4% of the vote in '16.
• Home to the first UR Action office (and White House and Congress)

Franklin County / D.C. Super Decathlon: Waynesboro, PA on Aug 11, 2018

• Co-organized with the New Hope Shelter of Waynesboro
• More than 40 people on four-person teams: two from DC, two from Franklin County
• Fun, friendly team competition of 10 unique events
• Raised $1,260 for The Boys and Girls Club of Chambersburg and Shippensburg, Over the Rainbow Children’s Advocacy Center, Women in Need, She’s Somebody’s Daughter, and the New Hope Shelter